The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-05-07
MAY Z, 1887.
Presbytery of Lafayette

~ ~ Sc'A an lhosf <ApAI .cths u
was opened with a sermon by Rev. L. P.
Bowen, ID. I.
Rev. J. ". Heagen was elected mOdera-
tor, and Rev. III. B. Banks, temporary clerk.
There We're present during the session Is
ministers aud 20 ruling elders.
CANDIDATES AND LICENTIATES.
Two candidates, Messrs. A. A. Wallace
and q. L. Washburn, having completed
their Theological studies and having passed
most creditably the usual examinations, were
duly licensed to preach; aud Mr.. Frank d.
Bascom, of the Odessa church, WAS taken
under care of presbytery as a candidate for
the GOSPEL ministry. And presbytery has
now under lis care two licentiates and TOUR
candidates.
SABBATH
A Sabbath School Convention, under the
auspices of the PresbyterIal committee, was
held the day before the meeting Of Prespy-
terry; n goodly number we're N attendance.
aud it was an interesting and profitable occa-
sion 10 those present. Tn following Is the
report of the Sabbath school committee
The permanent committee on Sabbath
schools would respectfully report to the pres
hy,ery that in response TO calls made upon
ih@ thirty-tive churches under our care,
went eight have reported to your commit
tee. or these only twenty-five have schools.
These twenty-five schC OILS report Number
Teachers enrolled, liz; pupils enrolled, l.493;
No. teachers average, 145 pupils average,
l,l2D. Seven churches have not reported;
Wis. L0ng'tOOd, Lamont. lst church Pettls,
Dover. Miami. Union and New Hope. One
hundred and eleven pupils have been receiv-
ed into the communion OF the church.
1 XII N Il itaGn h.pu contributed fnr tho SIN.
port of the schools, and 1925 50 for other
purposes. The larger part by far Of this last
amount has been given to the cause Of foreign
missions.
Sixteen schools are reported as under the
the control of the sessions of the church.
Only three report regular preaching by the
pastor to the children, and your committee Is
led TO believe that even in these cases the
children are in the regular congregation. |. g..
that there is no separate services for thu
children.
Your committee would call the attention Of
the brethren to the importance of specia
preaching to the children.
The catechism. with few exceptions, Il
taught in all our Sabbath schools, but the
Form of Government and Confession Of FAITH
are not used.
Fourteen take our own church paper
either in whole or in part.
Very few memorize the Scriptures. This
is a sad defect.
Aue inulCatlOu Is LuaC LneTe Is 6u luCF6hSt
In the attendance of the children upon thu
preaching of The Word.
In regard to the work among the coloret
people, no effort has been made, for the rea'
son that where they exist among US In sufh
cent numbers they have their own schools
and the way for work with them on our par
Is not open.
T re general work in the past year has beel
more efficiently and successfully done thai
ever before, and the Lord las put His ses
upon it in the rich blessings Of His grace 4
the ingatherirg of souls. Almost ever
schooi reports conversions among Its pupils
one nu numbering twenty-six. 10 God be a
the praise. The outlook for the future Is yer
encouraging, and we may reasonably hop
for still better things in the year to come.
COMMISSIONERS TO H E ASSEMBLY
are, principals, Rev. W. D. Morton an
/ Judge c. Richardson; alternates, Rev. ]. "
, Heagen and Mr.. j. b. White.
Rev. b.. L.. Hobson resigned the pastoral
of the Springfield church on account of Ill
health; the resignation was accepted wit
r expressions of sympathy for Mr.. Hob-ol
and the church was granted leave to suppl
the pulpit until next Presbytery.
/ GREETINGS
e Were received from the Presbytery of Osa{
: Northern church,, which had met IN Il
V same church, Pleasant Hill. only two q
three weeks before; a suitable response vi
made and the stated clerk directed to forwar
4 the same to the clerk of Usage Presbytery.
J.. THE NARRATIVE
[ Of the the state of religion within the boun,
v Of the PresbyterY is as follows:-
The facts revealed by the reports on Il
narrative of the state of religion in our pre-
; III ~ shpv nm ron 0nn IF Ahn Aa-a
a representative meetings in our history, ar
Y IN general, IN st cheering In their chsracte
While our large and increasing demand I
> ministers of the gospel is not being supple
our churches, except in case Of the feeble
i and those most recently organized, are gent
ally supplied with the means of grace for
, least a part of the time. One church b
been organized and two commodious hous
lie Of worship have been secured. Two paste
have been installed, and other minister
supplies settled within our bounds. o
services are in general we'll attended and O
ministers are, as a rule, devoting all the
n time and energies to the advance of the 20
"a pei. The salaries OF our ministers are
some cases insufficient; yet even part of the
has. with some honorable exceptions, be
RS held back from pastors by their focks. TT
system of weekly or monthly collections
generally used, and considering the negle
OF their own salaries, pastors have In q remar
able degree secured collections for the va,
Gus objects OF church b~enevolence. T
N brightest feature in the narrative is the lar
number OF ~revivals of religion +
= churches report precious seasons
refreshing from the presence of the Lor
of While this has been the final result of t
regular ordinances, the large ingatheri
!. amounting In the aggregate to three hundr
:, and thiriy-iive communicates, has usual
l. been the immediate effect of protracted r
IA, ilgiouS services, our pastors aiding ca
other or being assisted by our evangelis
While there Is some evidence Of growth
grace among the congregations. we fear Il
rs family religious instruction and wol shin =
n, still largely neglected. in many cases, mdet
by elders and deacons. The Sabbath ia
III general observed with a moderate degree
IL abstinence from social visiting and travel
I'd our own members who are continually call
10 testify to their loyalty to Christ in obser
" ing the fourth commandment in the face
a The widespread Sabbath dissertation, bo
III public and private, by those without, a
even within the pale of other commune,
Our people are usually careful in confOrmi
~ to the rules of temperance and Christian
oriety, ana except in some cases when O
70 younger members have broken over the Iii
-. are careful In eschewing all worldly confor
aI Ity and indulgences. The churches Indie,
nd an encouraging degree of missionary re
IT. ana though we have not largely reached I
* colored population, which Is sparse with
D'phu' hiNSu d-STcSsit6 WORK mas DE
ce planned and executed by our pastors a
es fresDyterial evangelists, and In its progressi
- aspects to the interests OF the church int
: cate "a healthfui and inspIritIng advance. 1
l. all oil which I'VE thank God and Ia
ii courage"
/. The death of Rev. B. NJ. Hobson, one
ar the oldest members of the Presbytery, "
lie announced, and a paper commemorstiv
re his life and labocs and expressing tho high,
r appreciation OF his character and worth "
vO unanimously adopted.
i'll After a very pleasant and harmonic
ct meeting and with most hearty thanks to
or good people of Pleasant Hill for their gene
IS, Gus hospitality, Pre,bvtery adjourned
VS. meet at Wayerly, September l, 1887.
TATED CLERK
an No one is so much interested i'm ha
lei ing railroad legislation at the approst
lei ing extra session as are the railroad
5 1t would be worth a great deal to the
" TO have them settled. Despite wi
may be said by interested persons,
to II desires TO secure harsh leyislatic
1.-The Boys in Gray I"